[2] At some dance events, such as "Neva Cup" (Невский кубок) in St. Petersburg, balls of Esta-Mephi club, Moscow,[3] or "Russian Formation Cup-2007" held in Tyumen[4] these dances comprise the competition category of "Homeland Dances" (Отечественные танцы).
Author - choreographer - Adomas Gineitis The dance is based on simple steps and jumpy movements created in 1950s in Latvia.
the dance is of vivid and light character, of medium to faster tempo in 2/4 time.
It has a soft and smooth character, danced at medium tempo in 2/4 or 4/4 time.
[7] The recommended tunes are "Русский лирический" (Russian Lyrical) or "Подмосковные вечера" (Moscow Nights) Ballroom dance manuals of Soviet times list quite a few other Soviet dances promoted to counter the influence of the "Western way of life", created basing on folk dances of the peoples of the Soviet Union and Soviet Bloc:[8]